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[Captivate Accessories] JST829:
I saw this as well. Does this mean that our Captivates are already protected by this Gorilla Glass? If so, why would they not have advertised this?
[Captivate Accessories] dajeoo:
You dont need a screen protector, they all make the screen look low res....
[Captivate Accessories] alphadog00:
Since all the screen protectors occlude the display to some extent, just run without one until something happens, then just get some swimming goggles - result is the same and you can enjoy your screen in its glory until some unlikely event occurs.

I am a long time PDA user - screen protectors were required because the screens were plastic and a stylus could scratch them. Glass will not scratch if you take care of it, and Gorilla glass is tougher then normal. I have never scratched a glass screen, and I don't believe in screen protectors.

To each his own, but i would rather enjoy my toy, then wrapping it up and being terrified of damage. But, people are buying big screen protectors for iPads - i guess I am not good at marketing crap.
[Captivate Accessories] boborone:
I saw a video on youtube with an asian guy taking a galaxy s and putting it in bags with nails screws and other stuff. Then dropped it from varying heights and nothing happened until he dropped it from two meters. Screen was jacked up but he could still make calls. Only thing that scratched it was a razor knife.

Edit: thread with video link in general section

Sent from my captivate
[Captivate Accessories] Little Dragon:
a lot of ppl still saying its not made of Gorilla Glass..dunno who to believe.
[Captivate Accessories] dragonc12:
Beg to differ on that. I have the Zagg invisible shield and unless you look closely, you can't even tell I have a screen protector on my phone.

I mean personally, I take good care of my stuff so I don't have much fear on scratching up my screen. But I have found that with certain screen protectors, like the zagg, it cuts down on the fingerprints. While the captivate is a small screen surface (unlike my iPad. I have a Zagg shield on that too. Cuts down on fingerprints tremendously), it keeps me from constantly wiping my screen off.

Do you NEED a screen protector? Maybe not. But if it gives you piece of mind in one way or another I say go for it. :)
[Captivate Accessories] Reefermattness:
http://www.corning.com/news_center/news_releases/2010/2010082301.aspx
[Captivate Accessories] Paladuck:
I watched the video where the guy puts the Galaxy S in with a bag of nails and screws, so I decided not to use a screen protector.

Just today I noticed a small, straight scratch on my phone about 2cm long. It's not big, its difficult to see unless you're in direct light...but it definitely won't come off. I've only had it for a couple weeks too so I've still been babying the phone at every turn.

So yea, get a screen protector just to be safe
[Captivate Accessories] coldbeverage:
Which protector?
[Captivate Accessories] jp712:
Invisble Shield is AWESOME stuff.

It can give a bit of an orange peel look to the screen, but its tough tough tough!

I have had it on 2 blackberries and my iPod. Recommended to several friends.

My captivate is currently commando. I do not want to loose the feeling of the glass under my finger. It's soo sexy ;)
[Captivate Accessories] Little Dragon:
i wanna see that video again but i can;t find it...can u post the URL?
[Captivate Accessories] Blazork:
I have ghost armor on my screen and honestly i don't really even notice it that much. had a case on it,but took it off because the captivate looks awesome and I want to show it off.
[Captivate Accessories] s1l3nt:
screen protector are hard to but i dont have any air bubbles on the screen but i have a bubble border around the screen :/
[Captivate Accessories] WD333:
The 3-pack from AT&T for $9.99 are surprisingly good. They go on easy and feel like your using the original glass. Very happy with them.
[Captivate Accessories] WD333:
Oops, I meant "you're" not "your"...
[Captivate Accessories] haftrige:
no protection on my captivate

I have had my captivate for a month and a half with not protector or cover. It always share the same pocket as my keys and so far i have not noticed any scratches on the screen. the body has a couple. By the time it has enough scratches to make a difference you will be ready for the next generation of phones
[Captivate Accessories] JPS81:
The type of "glass" the Captivate and other devices use is an aluminosilicate. A popular brand of that particular type of glass is called Gorilla Glass. The iPhone4 uses some type of aluminosilicate, but I don't believe it's of the particular brand name Gorilla Glass (although for all intents and purposes it's the same material).

It is very, very resilient, however what that review and many people fail to understand is that there are many common materials that are higher on the Moh scale than the low grade steel used in things like keys, kitchen knives, and razor blades.

For instance, quartz is harder than metal found in common objects, including knives and razor blades (although it is too brittle to be used for a knife/blade). Quartz is also harder than any aluminosilicate, and thus can scratch it.

Where would you find quartz?

Sand.

Some dirt compositions.

It also doesn't need that much pressure to scratch gorilla glass because of the grain size either. I learned that the hard way with my Captivate. I keep my Captivate in my right pocket with absolutely nothing else, ever. I've never dropped it or dragged it across any surface. However I managed to get a tiny bit of sand in my pocket and lo and behold, I now have a very faint scratch on my 'back' key. Luckily it's very, very faint and incredibly hard to see. With my screen protector on it is impossible to see at all.

That's just one example.

Another example is a nail file. Many of them have particles that are incredibly hard and not particularly well-cemented onto the file itself, so you could find particles from the nail file floating around a purse.
[Captivate Accessories] Laaf2005:
I would suggest using a screen protector. I thought the captivate had gorilla glass since the galaxy S did, but samsung tech support said only the european galaxy s has gorilla glass. My iphone was pretty scratch resistant, although not scratch proof. My captivate has 2 scratches, one which is pretty bad and I take care of my devices. I keep it in a pouch all the time and its never been dropped.
[Captivate Accessories] Reefermattness:
Have you ever worked in a callcenter, more specifically in tech? You would be amazed at what those "techs" tell people. Some are even outsourced and that Guy may have not even worked for Samsung specifically.

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/2...ts-the-samsung-galaxy-s-super-amoled-screens/

Not trying to say you don't need to worry about a scratched screen, anything can be scratched if you try hard enough. :)
[Captivate Accessories] Laaf2005:
Yes I have seen that posted many times although this is the first time I have read an article specifying the captivate. Most just say all galaxy s phones which could be taken as all galaxy branded phones (european version) or all galaxy s (including US) phones. Anyways it definitely scratches easier than the iphone 3g, 3gs, and 4 that I owned (the 4 I only had for a short while I can't base anything off). The person from tech support specifically said only the european ones had gorilla glass, but who knows, maybe they were speaking out of their @$$. From my experience it does scratch pretty easy. I haven't come across a scratch test for the captivate aside from a zagg shield test which doesn't show how scratch resistant the screen is.
[Captivate Accessories] JPS81:
From my experience, the iPhone 4 scratches about as easily as a Captivate or any Galaxy S phone. My family and group of friends have had Galaxy S phones and iPhone 4's since release. I personally have a Captivate.

The 3G and 3GS screens are harder, but more brittle, this would imply that they are more scratch resistant, however shatter more easily as well. From all the people who had 3GS that I've known (and damn there has been a lot), this hypothesis holds up. Not a whole lot of major scratches over the course of the past year, but small drops that any Galaxy S phone would laugh off has shattered four iPhone 3GS phones I've seen.

Scratch tests are a bit harder to prove though since most of us use screen protectors.
[Captivate Accessories] cappysw10:
Ditto! (extra characters to get more than 10?)
[Captivate Accessories] Klitoni:
Lol i just removed my screen protector
[Captivate Accessories] SoullessGinga:
Its back from the dead hurry shoot it in its head
[Captivate Accessories] agentfusion:
I know, right?

Well, for what it's worth, my captivate just came back to me yesterday after being on loan to my mom for two years and it's been in her purse, it's been dropped, beaten up, up against keys and various other crap at the bottom of the black hole women call their handbags after almost a year of no screen protector in my pockets with keys and spare change...

It still looks brand new and is now on "galaxy player" duty with a stripped down slim bean 7 and everything not related to music, photography,or videos hidden. It runs every bit as snappy as my s3 on 4.2.2 and I can't wait to see what these supposed <512mb RAM optimizations in key lime pie will do for it
[Captivate Accessories] boborone:
I miss my captivate. Used to open beer bottles with it. I imagine it'd be just like yours if I still had it.
[Captivate Accessories] ManaSV93:
I recommend a protector, even if it the phone has Gorilla Glass, your phone isn't Superman, better take care of it.
[Captivate Accessories] invasmani:
I have one in a box that I just never bothered to put on it yet if your careful with the phone I don't think it's a big deal, but I'm not worried if mine does happen to get a minor scratch anyway it's old tech now anyway and my brother gave me it when he upgraded his old phone seeing as he wasn't going to use it anyway.
[Captivate Accessories] Wolgast1:
Yes!

To better protect your captivate, use a screen protector. I bought one for mine since my palm sweats too bad, plus it also protect it from scratches and dirt.
[Captivate Accessories] Wolgast1:
Better have one of this.. for long lasting resistance
[Captivate Accessories] tselling:
I like the matte glare resistant screen protectors. Easier to see and my finger glides better over the screen.
[Captivate Accessories] dobi3:
Captivate SGH-i897 Screen Protectors

I have read thru all posts and was wondering whats best screen protectors for Captivate..

was using ones I got with phone from ATT which worked fine, used same one for almost 2 years.

and should of left that one on phone , had 2 other ones but no matter how I put them on seems

corners dont stick on like 1st one did..

I have seen REALOOK and Zagg invisibleSHIELD

Any suggestions would be very helpful Thanks

Samsung Galaxy S Captivate SGH-i897

Running Cyangenmod CM-11 NIGHTLY's

Sandisk 16GB Class 10 MicroSD
[Captivate Accessories] Bevvie:
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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] infazz:
Hi all,

Is there an app or any way to decrease screen sensitivity (especially on Desire)

looks like it doing his job right now too hard, some times even not touching the screen, holding finger in 1mm from screen, it reacts!

and because of that, when phone in the pocket and some how unlocked, can call to some one accidentally (had that issue twice), because it reacts even through fabrics...

any solution here?

Thnx! :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Fade:
I don't know any app for decreasing screen sensitivity but maybe you van activate the "lock screen with a pattern" option. Hope this helps.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] infazz:
is there a way to leave only pattern? :) its not looking good when you unlocking your phone twice :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] s4nd3rs:
Some dodgy screen protectors i've used reduce sensitivity... not so much a solution, but a band-aid fix.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] infazz:
acctually I wanted to decrease sensetivity for bigger battery life awell :)
[Vibrant General] removesstains:
I was thinking since this phone has no LED notification light. There should be a mod to make the touch buttons light up for notifications. i have no clue how to develop for android. But thought i should post something, because i thought it was a cool idea.

It looks like the 4 buttons are individually lit so you could if the mod is possible, make different ones light up for different notifications.

Again just throwing out the idea.
[Vibrant General] psyko-m1:
I also like this idea.

After a good couple of days with the phone I realized I was used to my purple blinking G1 notification light for IMs.

It never dawned on me that notification leds were technically absent from the handset. :eek:
[Vibrant General] eyoung1978:
This is a brilliant idea!
[Vibrant General] Greenarcher707:
I hope it gets done, it would be useful.
[Vibrant General] mdanerd:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=725458

i liked this thread better a week ago :), check page 2 before posting :)
[Vibrant General] removesstains:
Sweet, and ill make sure to do that next time.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crk23:
Hi guys,

I really love ADW Launcher but I am missing the People scroll widget in Sense. Anyone knows how to put this widget in ADW (I am using Chocolate Eclair1.1r2 with both Sense and ADW installed) or any other similar widgets?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olafos:
buy the pro version form their website
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublue:
Don't know in ADW, but LauncherPro just got a update. With a HTC People widget clone! :eek:

But you'll need to donate for it.. :rolleyes:
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koxx:
official HTC widgets will never be supported in any alternative Home until HTC open his HTC Sense source code (and I think they will never do this).

And you will never see any alternative widget capable of scrolling in HTC Sense.

On contrary, you now have scrollable widget in ADW or LauncherPro such as Pure calendar, Pure messenger or LauncherPro widgets.
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
I really want to change the browser string to desktop, but every time I do the browser crashes when I try to back out of settings and then whenever I try to start the browser until I reset the browser. Has anyone else run into this problem and been able to fix it?
[Captivate General] dougp.me:
How are you getting to it? I'm assuming you mean the default Browser that comes with Android. I had the option on my Aria, but it's not on my Captivate.
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
Type about:config into the browser bar. It will look like nothing happened, but when you go to settings immediately after there are new options. I'm disappointed. I really want this to work.
[Captivate General] dontshakepandas:
I'm just not using the stock browser. I downloaded Opera mini and it gives me the ability to change that in the settings, and it seems much faster. It also has a better tab system.
[Captivate General] dougp.me:
Heck, I'm not even getting those options after putting in about:config.

It seems much faster because Opera uses their servers to load the page for you, so it allows them to optimize the site. Same thing for Skyfire.
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
Did you press "go" after entering about:config and then immediately go to settings?
[Captivate General] dougp.me:
Yah that didn't work for me. Sounds odd ...
[Captivate General] dontshakepandas:
Yeah I know how it works, I just find it an overall better user experience than the stock browser. I tried Skyfire and it seemed to slow down my entire phone, even when I wasn't using it so it got deleted.
[Captivate General] lilo777:
I have the same problem. I did it by typing about:debug (not about:config). After that the browser started crashing (on start up) and I had to do a factory reset.
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
Sorry about that. I was replying to someone else. I could use opera, but I really like the native browser much better. It doesn't load pages as fast but I like the way it operates once the pages have loaded much better than opera mini. I have fast internet here, so that helps.
[Captivate General] aloant:
I just experienced this problem... Changed the string to desktop and I can no longer start the browser after that. Was almost ready to reset, but decided to finally root and play around. If anyone else is interested, this did allowed me to start the browser again (reset the settings):

adb shell

$ su

# cd /dbdata/databases

# mv com.android.browser com.android.browser-buggy

# mkdir com.android.browser

:)
[Captivate General] lilo777:
What "trick" is that? Were you able to use the browser in the desktop mode or it helped to make the browser work again?
[Captivate General] aloant:
Edited... It made the browser workable again, but no I did not try desktop mode again.
[Captivate General] dexim:
Same for me. Here's how I fixed the crashing;

Settings > applications > manage applications > web > clear data

Still can't get the setting to work.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
I have tested this extensively, and every option on the debugging menu causes the browser to crash until app data is wiped. However, this issue is also on the vibrant, leading me to believe it will be fixed eventually by Samsung.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
Just dont hold your breath. Samsung never fixes problems. They're notorious for it.
[Captivate General] contentryder:
Huh? There is no web > clear data in manage apps ?
[Captivate General] nbs11:
its hidden by default. press menu and then filter then all apps. And its browser not web
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] josealb:
I have a nexus one and have been trying to sync the contacts in the phonebook since I got it. Some of the contacts got synced because the names are identical, but with lots of them the names are different and I dont want to change them to their facebook names. too serious :D is there any way i can link phonebook contacts with facebook contacts without giving them the exact names?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dnd02220:
I use SyncMyPix from the Market,it syncs your Facebook contacs pics with your contact list.....not sure if does sync their #,give it a try
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Quantumstate:
I am concerned that Google has their tentacles all throughout the OS, and I want to take all measures to stop that. I particularly don't like their search query tracking (I use ixquick) and their nav app, as their privacy policies are atrocious.

Before someone accuses me of being a hacker or criminal, I am simply not willing to hand over my 220 year old Constitutional rights for a transient fear campaign manufactured by The Machine. And I do not want my information used for profit without permission. I used to be a cracker, and know what is possible. I'll not respond to those who call me 'paranoid'; they are oblivious.

Of course I'll not be using the apps of that-search-engine-everybody-uses. Removing them forthwith, in favor of whatever GPL open-source apps there are available for various functions. Using self-contained nav software like CoPilot or TomTom.

So, have any devs investigated whether Android phones home at any interval? Have measures been taken to privacy-enable the Android firmware?

I hear that HTC has some sort of 'phone home' function. How to neuter that?

What good is Wifi? Is it that you can use that when available, not using up 3G bytes? I am asking what use it is on a mobile in consideration of mobility and the security problems -- what uses can this be put to, and how to secure the phone?

Where is the best place to find open-source apps?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tachikoma_kun:
I'm curious about this as well, not so much from a privacy standpoint, but how the hell can I stop the mysterious data that is flowing out of my phone when everything like background syncing and all data connections are turned off.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Brut.all:
http://source.android.com/

This is all you need - you could remove/modify anything you want, so... what's your problem? And actually Google apps aren't in the Android sources, so you won't have them after compiling. Yeah, two birds with one stone.

Also you could disable WiFi if you don't like it.

Errr... what ROM and how many apps do you have installed? There is no "mysterious data" on clean system, but 25% of apps use data connection for various reasons.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tachikoma_kun:
I'm on the stock 2.1 ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S. I turn all the background syncing, email, and stuff like that off, and overnight it can use about 1MB of data.

I don't have any "free" apps running that might download new banners or anything like that.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] le3ky:
The background syncing does not turn anything off as far as I know.

To my knowledge it allows 3rd party apps the ability to check if the user has flagged this, but they do not have to respect this flag.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Brut.all:
Syncing is just... syncing. But there are many other things, that apps do. Spare Parts -> Battery history -> Network usage.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Quantumstate:
What's my problem, LOL? I am a 52yo real estate developer, not a coder. This is why I'm asking the question.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] themapleboy:
i think he meant either put up or shut up, which is a pretty reasonable statement.

IMO it's anonymous user data.... let them build cybernet

otherwise say no to the T.O.S that is your constitutional right if you have "privacy" concerns
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tachikoma_kun:
Thanks, will give that a try.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Brut.all:
I meant we all have access to the sources, so we don't have to "investigate" what Android exactly does - we just know, that it doesn't do any "mysterious" things. There are many people working with these sources for many months, I doubt there are some undiscovered things.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] themapleboy:
u know what they say about assuming...... it always makes you look like a jackass
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] herald83:
Yeah, I mean we're not playing with iOS4 or anything. ;)

In all seriousness, Android's been out for quite a while now and has been looked at by a LOT of people. Not saying that it's *impossible* but it's highly unlikely that anything nefarious is going on.

If you're still concerned, I suppose you could always opt not to install the Google Apps, but you'd be a bit limited, functionality-wise.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Quantumstate:
O' little do you know... many years ago I did work in Eastern Europe. You have no idea the paranoia a society can endure. For an idea, watch the old TV series Danger Man. Or the movie 1984.

If most young people share your view, it is a dark future. I'm glad I'll be dead.

Understand. I just can not believe though that Google is not harvesting some sort of information, as that's their business model. They never discard any info they receive, and you can build a shockingly accurate portrait of someone from their searches over time. Google's CEO recently said, "If You Have Something You Don't Want Anyone To Know, Maybe You Shouldn't Be Doing It", echoing the Bush Doctrine of a Police State.

Maybe Android is innocuous for now, and I'm sure it's been examined. But I'm wondering what the results were? Why are ppl seeing data outflows?